Heel-breasting machine



July 15. 1924.

ROSS

HEEL BREASTING MACHINE 5 SheetsSheet 1 juy 5, 3.924,

l. ROSS HEEL BHEASTI NG MACHINE Filed dan. 28 1920 3 Sheets-5heet 2 July 15, 1924-.

. 1 l. ROSS HEEL BREASTING MACHINE Filed Jan. 28 1920 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 /A/VE/v TU@ Patented July l5, i924.

Fifi-S@ SISAAC ROSS, F LEICESTER, ENGLAND, ASSGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION, OIE FAIERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPGRATION OF NEW JERSEY.

nnEL-Bnnnsrrne Mnoirmn VApplication filed January 28, 1920. Serial No. 354,590.

To LZZwLOm may concern.' the position of the toplift and hence of the 50 Be it known that l, lsAAc Ross, a subject heel. As shown, adjustable fingers are arof the King of England, residing at Leicesranged to engage the toplift at its rear end ter, Leicestershire, England, have invented and to engage the curved rear portion at certain Improvements in Heel-Breasting Maeach side of said rear end. Also, as shown,

chines, of which the following description, the position of the breast edge face o-f the in connection with the accompanying drawtoplift is determined vby gages which contact ings, is a specification, like reference charwith said face at two points, said gages being acters on the drawings indicating like'parts arranged for movement out of gaging posilJ in the several figures. tion during movement of the slide to carry` This invention relates to machines for the heel into breasting position. e0

operating upon heels, and particularly to j Another feature of the invention consists machines for breasting unattached heels. in gripping members which engage the sides AObjects of the invention are to provide a of the toplift near its breast and are actuated 15 machine for this work which will be more bythe power means which moves the slide,

convenient to use, more accurate in operasaid means actingiirsttoclose the gripping tion, and safer for the. operator than prior. members on the heel and then to move the machines. slide to carry the heel into breasting posii Features of the invention consist in .a tion. As shown, the gripping members are 20 novel organization including power operated adjustable for heels of different widths and breasting means and power operated means the construction is such that this adjustment which is moved toward and from the breastmay be effected without interference with ing means to carry a heel from a position the power means by which the members are j remote from the breasting means, where the closed and the slide moved. Preferably and 25 heel may be safely fed to said means, to a as shown, said power means includes a reposition where the heel is in operative rela leasable connection which will allow one 75 tion to` the breastng means, The heel carpower driven part to complete its movement Tying means preferably @Ornprjges a, Slide ai-` and lie Slide t0 StOp SllOuld itS IDOVGIHGH? ranged for movement in a plane at substanbe accidentally obstructed. tially a right angle to the plane of operation Another feature of the invention consists of the breasting means and arranged 'for in an organization comprising a breasting 80 adjustment to enable the angle at which the knife, a cutting block which is coeXtensive heel is breasted to be varied. with the knife edge but of small extent in a It is a usual practice to provide a rough direction perpendicular to the knife, and heel, before it is breasted, with a toplift means for presenting the breast end of the which is died out to the exact size required heel over said block for the breasting operain the finished heel. Since the toplift is the` tion, the arrangement being such that after only part of the heel having an accurately the heel is breasted the detached chip may determined shape at this step in its mann fall on one side of the block and the breasted facture, it is desirable to locate the heel for heel upon the other side, a suitable chute the breasting operation by the toplift. being preferably provided, as shown, to con- 9o Accordingly a feature of the invention conduct away the chips and another chute for sists in means on the heel `carrying slide for the heels. Preferably the 'cutting block is in locating the Vheel with reference to the topthe form of a prism, yfor example `an oclift only. Preferably the heel is positioned tagonal prism, and is arranged for rotation with the tread faceV of the toplift in contact on its longitudinal axis to enable the various with the slide, and gages are provided to faces of the prism to be brought into opera-- engage the peripheral edge of the 'toplift at tive relation to the knife in-turn. a sufficient number of points .to determine Other .features of the invention consist in improved means for locating and locking the heel carrying slide while the heel is in position to be breasted, improved means for clamping the heel upon the carrier during the breasting operation, and improved means for operating the breast gages which position the heel.

These and other features of the invention will appear more fully from the following description when read in connection with the accompanying kdrawings and will be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings- Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the machine, partly in section;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the machine, partly in section;

Fig. 3 is a plan view, partly in section, of parts shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the starting and stopping mechanism with which the machine ig provided;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the heel locating and transferring mechanism; and Fig. 6 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 5. p

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the base of the machine upon which is a head 2 provided with bearings in which is rotatably mounted a horizontal shaft 3. Fixed to the shaft 3 at its right-hand end (Fig. 1) is a gearwheel 4, meshing with a second gear-wheel 5, by which it is driven. The second gearwheel 5 is rotatably and slidably mounted on a shaft 6 rotatably mounted in a bearing 7 formed onthe head 2. The shaft 6 is prevented from moving endwise in its bearing by a washer 8 and screw 9 at one end and by a driving pulley 10 fixed to its opposite end and provided with an internally coned face 11. A member 12 fixed to the gear wheel 5 so as to rotate and slide therewith on the shaft 6 has an external coned face 13 formed upon it. The coned faces are forced into engagement when the machine is being operated by a slide 14 having slots 15, 16 (see Fig. 4), through which pass respectively the shafts 3 and 6, the slide being thereby guided and being free to have vertical movement relatively to the shafts. The slide has formed on it an inclined face 17 which engages a similarly inclined face on a xed col-lar 18. The opposite face of r the slide 14 bears against a face on the gearits lower end to one arm of a bell-crank lever 23 loosely mounted on a shaft 24 fixed by a set-screw 25 Fig. 2) in bearings formed in the legs 1. The bell-crank lever 23 is prevented from moving along the shaft by collars 26, 27 pinned to the shaft. The other arm of the bell-crank lever 23 is connected by a link 28 (Fig. 1) to an arm 29 of a treadle lever 30, loosely mounted on a shaft 31 xed by a set screw 32 (Fig. 2) in bearings in the legs 1, the treadle lever being prevented from moving endwise of the shaft by collars 33, 33 pinned to the shaft, the treadle being raised by a suitable spring 34. As illustrated in the drawings, the machine, 0n depression of the starting treadle, will perform one complete operation and then be automatically stopped; but, as will hereinafter appear, the arrangement may be such that the machine will be operated continuously so long as the starting treadle is depressed. A pin 35 (Fig. 4) removably mounted in the gear-wheel 4, is arranged to engage, towards the end of one revolution of the gear-wheel, the upper end of the detent 19 and turn the detent about its pivot vthereby disengaging the shoulder 22 from the slide 14 and allowing `the slide, which has previously been lifted by the detent, to be pulled down by a spring 36 attached at one end to a hook 37 in the slide and at the other end to a pin 38 projecting from a part of the head. Descent of the slide 14 permits the coned faces 11 and 13 to be separated by springs 200 (Fig. 1) carried in bosses on the pulley and bearing on a circular ring plate 201 supported on pins 202 slidingly mounted in bosses on the pulley, the plate bearing against a face of the member 12.

To operate the machine again, the treadle must be allowed to rise and the detent 19 will be disengaged from the pin 35 and the shoulder 22 returned to position beneath the slide 14 by a spring 39 fastened at one end to the forked end of the treadle rod and having its opposite end bearing against the detent.

Vhen it is desired that the machine shall operate without stopping after each cycle, the pin 35 is removed from the gear-wheel 4 and the detent will then not be turned on its pivot and the machine will continue to operate as long as vthe operator continues to press on the treadle.

Fixed to the left hand end (Fig. 1) of the shaft 3 is a crank disc 40 having a crank pin 41 connected by a link 42 to a pin 43 mounted on a knife-carrying slide 44. The knife slide has formed upon it tongues 45 (Fig. 3) which slide in vertical grooves formed in an overhanging forwardly extending part of the head 2. A breasting knife 46 is clamped by bolts 47 in a recess in the knife slide 44 and the knife is` arranged to be adjusted vertically on the slide Y by two set screws 48 (Fig. 2) held in adjusted position by lock-nuts 49. Also mounted in the knifefslide 44 is a plunger 50 arranged to slide vertically therein, and a friction pawl 51 (Fig. l) is pivotedin the slide and is pressed by a spring plunger V52 into engagement with the plunger 50, the

arrangement being such that during the descent of the knife and justbefore it reaches the heel, the plunger 50`will engage the seat face of the heel and will hold the heel vin position during the breasting operation and the friction device will cause the plunger to exert pressure on the heel during the continued downward movement of the knife slide. As soon as the knife slide commences its upward movement the plunger 50 will be raised thereby freeing the breasted heel for ejection from the machine, and the plunger will continue to rise until its upper end engages a stop plate 53, fixed by screws 54 to the head of the machine, when the friction device will allow the head to continue its upward movement and the plunger will resume its normal position when the machine stops.

The knife slide 44 is provided with a bearing for a second vertical plunger (Fig. 2) which reciprocates with the knife slide and is controlled b-y a friction device, which, in the embodiment herein shown and described, comprises a knurled-headed screw .56 and a friction pad 57 which is pressed by the screw 56 into frictional engagement with the plunger 55. This plunger during the descent of the knife slide engages a feed mechanism locking device, to be described hereinafter, and on the upward movement of the knife slide the plunger is immediately withdrawn from the locking device and rises with the knife slide until the upper end of the plunger engages the stop plate '53, when the plunger is stopped in its upward movement while the knife slide continues its movement into stopping position.

A heel feeding mechanism is carried upon a bed 58 pivoted at 59 to a forwardly extending portion of the head 2. The bed 58 has a downwardly extending arm 60 in which is a curved slot 61. 'A bolt 62 passing through the slot and screwed into the head 2 serves to lock the bed in adjusted position. Graduations on the arm and a pointer 63 fastened by screws 64 to the head, indicate the angular position of the bed. This angular adjustment permits the cutting of heel breasts at different angles. Sliding in suitable guideways in the bed 58 is a feed slide 65, Figs. 5 and 6. A plate 66 fastened by screws 67 to the under side of the feed slide supports the heel during its feeding movement and during the breasting operation. Mounted in guic eare each adjustable in their respectiveV guideways by means of slots 69 and knurled headed clamp screws 70. Heel breast ypositioning members 71, 72, have heel breast engaging portions 73, 74,.which projectup wardly through slots in the bed 58 into po# sition in front of the heel, likewise to engage the top lift to position the heel thereby. Carried by the members 71, 72 at their rightvhand ends, Fig. 5, are cam rolls 75 mounted on a pin 7 6. The cam rolls during the feeding of a heel into breasting position travel along cam slots 77 formed in walls 78, 79 on the under side of the bed 58. rlhe members 71, 72 at their left hand ends, Fig. 5, are supported by a pin 203 passing through them and extending into parallel slots formed in the walls 78, 79. Between these walls and the members 71, 72 are springs 80, 81, which hold the members in frictional contact with a member 82, situated between the members and rotatably mounted on the pin 203. The member 82 has two lugs 83, 84 between which is positioned a pin 85 fixed in a boss on the feed slide 65. Then the feed slide is moved along the bed to'feed a heel into breasting' position, the pin 85 bears againstthe lug 83 and owing to the friction between the member 82 and the members 71, 72, the members are moved with the slide. During this movement the cam rolls travel along the cam slots and are withdrawn downwardly from in front of the heel breast. When the rolls arrive at the end of the cam slots the feed slide will not have reached the heel-breasting position, and when the movement of the breast-positioning members is thus stopped by the slots, the member 82 will turn about the pin 203, and allow the pin to continue its movement with the slide. Upon the return movement of the slide the pin 85 will engage the lug 84 of the member 82 and will first turn it about the pin 203 until faces 86 on the member 821 engage lugs 87 on the members 71, 72 thereupon the members 71,v 72 will be returned with the slide 65 and the heel breast engaging portions 73, 74 will be raised through the slots in the slide into position to receive another unn breasted heel.

Pivoted on studs 88, 89 (Figs. -5` and 6) screwed into the under side of the slide 65 are levers 90, 91 having formed thereon gear segments 92, 93 engaged by a right and left hand threaded screw 94, by the rota` tion of which the levers 90, 91 may be adjusted about their pivots. The screw 94 is supported in bearings, formed on the slide 65, between which is a knurled hand wheel 95, pinned to the screw 94 by which the screw may be rotated and which prevents the screw from moving endwise in its bearings. The levers 90,r 91 have pivoted to their ends remote from the gear segments, at 96, 97, heel-gripping levers 98, 99.V The levers 98, 99 have arms 100, 101, in which are rotatably mounted pins 102, 108, to which are pivoted at right angles by pins 104, 105, the forked ends 106, 107 of rocs 108, 109. rlhe rods 108, 109 are connected at their opposite ends by pivots 110 (Fig. 1)

e to' the ends of short shafts 112 rotatably mounted in the ends of arms 114, 115 (see Fig. 2) of a U-shaped lever 116 pivoted on a shaft 117 mounted in a bearing on the head 2. The short shafts 112 are held in the levers by screws, one of which is shown at 118 (Fig. 1), having reduced ends entering grooves formed in the shafts 112. The arm 114 of the lever 116 has between its pivot and its short shaft 112 a boss in l which is a plunger 119 and a spring 120 which allows the plunger to yield in one direction. A nut 121 on the plunger positions it in the boss. The enlarged end of the plunger has formed in it a conical recess, which in the normal working of the machine is entered by the conical end of a stud 122 carried in the end of a cam lever 128 pivoted upon the shaft 117. The stud 122 has upon its opposite end a cam roll 124 positioned in a cam groove 125 formed in a cam 126 fast on the shaft 8.

In the operation of the feeding mechanism the levers 98, 99 will be first closed to grip the heel and then during the continued movement of the cam lever 128 the slide'65 will be pulled along the bed 58 into heel-breasting position and on the return movement of the slide the levers 98, 99 will first be turned on their pivots to release the heel and then the slide returned to heel-receiving position.

Should the feed slide meet with an obstruction during its feeding or return movement, the spring plunger 119 in the arm 114 will yield and allow the cam lever 128 to complete its movement, thereby preventing breakage of the machine parts.

Pins 127 are provided in the levers 90, 91 to form stops for the arms 100, 101, on the return movement of the slide, and if the machine should be run without having a heel placed in the feeding mechanism.

A stop for the feed slide is provided by a member 128 (Fig. 6) pivoted at 129 to the bed 58. A spring plunger 204 bears against the member 128 and yieldingly holds the member in the path of a roll 180 mounted on the slide 65. The member 128 is limited in its movement by the spring plunger, by a tail piece 181 on the member engaging a face on t-he bed 58. The roll 180 travels over a face 182 of the member until the roll meets a second face 188 of a projection 184 which acts as a stop for the slide and locks it in one direction during the breasting operation. A stop is provided to prevent the slide 65 from moving in the opposite direction during the breasting opu eration. A lever 185 (Fig. 5) is pivoted at 186 in lugs on the bed 58, and has a projecting portion 187 which when the lever is depressed enters a recess 188 (F ig. 6) in the slide 65 and holds Athe slide from movement away from its breasting position. A spring 189 raises the lever to disconnect the projecting portion and recess. The lever is depressed to lock the slide 65 after the slide has been moved into breasting position by the beforementioned plunger 55, mounted in the knife slide 44, as soon as the knife slide begins to descend and is released as soon as the knife slide commences to ascend.

Supported by the pivot 59 of the bed 58 is a cutting block 142 made of wood or some hard substance, having a number of cutting surfaces. When a cutting surface becomes worn out, the block may be turned on the pivot 59 to present a new cutting surface, and when all the cutting surfaces become worn the block may be renewed.

The machine is so timed that just before the knife finishes its cutting movement, the heel-clamping arms are opened and when the feed slide returns the heel drops down a chute 140 and the severed material down al second chute 14.1, the chutes being secured by screws to the legs 1.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a machine for breasting unattached heels, the combination of a breasting knife, a cutting block relatively to which the knife is moved to breast the heel, a carrier constructed and arranged to support and locate the heel in predetermined position, and means for moving the carrier to cause the breast end of the heel to be presented over the cutting block.

2. In a machine for breasting unattached heels, the combination of a reciprocating breasting knife, a stationary cutting block relatively to which the knife is moved to breast the heel, a carrier for the heel, means on the carrier to locate the heel in predetermined position, and means constructed and arranged to operate the carrier to cause the breast end only of the heel to be presented over the cutting block.

8. In a machine for breasting heels, the combination of a reciprocating breasting knife, a stationary cutting block to support the heel for the action of the knife, a carrier movable toward and from the block ar ranged to receive a heel when in a position lll() away from the block and when in another position to present the heel with its breast end resting on the blocky in position to be breasted, means for holding the heel on the carrier, and power opei'ated connections for first actuating the holding meansv and then moving the carrier to present the heel in breasting position.

4;. In a machine for breasting heels, the combination of a reciprocating breasting knife, a stationary cutting block to support the heel for the action of the knife, a reciprocating carrier movable toward and` from the block arranged to receive a heel when in a position away from the block and when in another position to present the heel with its breast end resting on the block in position to be breasted,- and power means for operating the carrier and knife in timed relation to present the heel in breasting position and then breast the heel.

5. In a machine for breasting heels, the combination of a reciprocating breasting knife, a stationary cutting block to support the heel for the action of the knife, a carrier slide arranged' to reciprocate toward and from the blockand adapted to receive a heel when in a position away from the block and when in another position to present the heel with its breast end resting on the block in position to be breasted, means for positioning and holding the heel on the carrier, and power means for operating the carrier and knife in timedV relation to present thel heel in breasting position and then breast the heel.

6. In a machine of the class described, the con'ibination of a knife slide carrying a knife and a heel carrying slide arranged for reciprocation in directions substantially at right angles to each other, and means constructed and arranged to enable the said angle to be varied by relative movement of the slides about an axis lying in the plane of the cutting stroke lof the knife.

7. In a machine for breasting heels, .the combination of a reciprocating breasting knife, a stationary cutting block to support the heel for tl'ie-vaction of the knife, a carrier movable toward and from ythe block arranged to receive a heel when in a position away from the block and when in another position to present the heel with its breast end resting on the block in position to be` breasted, means for locating the heel on the carrier, means for holding the heel on the carrier, andv power operated connections for first actuating the' holding means and then moving the carrier to present the heel iu breasting position.

8. In machine for breasting` heels, the` combination of a reciprocating breasting knife, a stationary cutting block to support the heel for the action of the knife, a carrier movable toward and fromV the block arranged to receive a heel when in a position away from the block and when in another position to present the heel with its breast end resting on the block in position to be breasted, means'on the carrier for locating the rear part of the heel with reference. to the top-lift of the heel, jaws to engage. the toplift atL the sides, and power operated meansy for closing the jaws and moving the carrier to present the heel' on the block.

9, In a machine forr breasting heels, the combination of a reciprocating breasting knife, a stationary cutting block to support the heel for the action of the knife, a carrier movable toward and from the block arranged to receive a heel when in a position away from the block and when in another position to present the heel with itsbreast end resting on the block in position to be breasted, means on the carrier for locating the rear part of the heel, with reference to the toplift of the heel, jaws to engage the toplift at the sides, gages to locate the breast edge of the toplift, and power operated means for closing the jaws and moving the carrier to presentv the heelto the block and to eect movement of the gages out of operative position during the movement of the carrier.

l0. In a machine for breasting heels, the combination of a reciprocating breasting knife, a carrier for presenting a heel to the knife, gages on the carrier for locating the breast edge of the top lift, said gages being in gaging position when the heel is positioned on the carrier and being movable'vertically out of gaging position, and means operated by movement of the carrier to move the gages out of gaging position when the carrier is moved to present the heel to the knife.

l1. In-a machine of the class described, the combination of a cutting block, a: knife slide having a knife thereon arranged to co-operate with the block, a heel carryingA` slide arranged for reciprocation in directions substantially perpendicular to the knife slide, and means constructed andf arrangedto enable the angle between the heel, carrying vslide and the knife slide to be varied Vabout an aX-is below the surfaceY of the cutting block and in the plane of movement of the knife slide.

12. In a machine of theV class described, the combination of a reciprocating knife, a heel carrier arranged for reciproca-tion toward' and fromthe knife from a heel receiving position to a position iii-which it presents the breast end of the heelV for the action of the knife, a breast gage for locating.y the heel on the carrier when the carrier is in heel receiving position, and power means for moving the carriera-nd for moving the gage heightwise of the heel out ofoperative position during movement of the carrier. 'y Y 130 13. In a machine for breasting heels, the

combination of a reciprocating breasting knife, a stationary cutting block to support aheel for the action of the knife, a slide movable toward and from the block to present the end of the heel over the block, breast gages for the breast edge of the top lift, said gages being in gaging position between the slide and the block when the heel is' positioned on the slide, and meansroperated by movement of the slide to move the gages out 'of gaging position when the car rier is moved to presentthe heel to the knife.

14. In a machine for breasting heels, the combination of a reciprocating breasting knife, a stationary cutting block to support v the heel for the action of the knife, a heel carrier, means to position the breast edge of the heel breast on the carrier, and means to move the positioning means out of operative position constructed and arranged to permit movement of the, carrier relatively to the positioning means to enable the carrier in its movement to present the breast end of the heel on the block.

15. In a machine for breasting heels7 the combination of a reciprocating breasting knife, a stationary cutting block to support the heel for the action of the knife, a heel carrier, means to position the breast edge of the heel breast on the carrier, and means to move the vpositioning means out of operaf tive position constructed and arranged to permit movement of the carrier while the positioningvmeans remains at rest to enable the carrier in its movement to present the breast end of theheel on the block.

16. In a machine for breasting heels, the combination of a reciprocating breasting knife, a stationary cutting block to support a heel for the action of the knife, a reciprocating carrier movable bodily toward and yfrom the block, means yon the carrier to locate the heel in predetermined relation to the carrier, and means for locking the carrier against movement during the operation of the knife.

17. In a machine for breasting heels, the combination of a reciprocating breasting knife, ak stationary cutting block to support a heel for the action of the knife, ar reciprocating carrier movable bodily toward and from the block, means on the carrier to lo cate the heel in predetermined relation to the carrier, means to limit movement of the carrier to posit-ion the heel on the block, and means for locking the carrier against movement during the operation of the knife.

18. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a-l reciprocating knife slide, la reciprocating heel slide, a member adapted to engage the heel'slide and lock it in position adjacent to the knife, and a friction plunger on the knife slide arranged to operate the locking member to lock the slide during the operating stroke of the knife and to release the member early in its return stroke.

19. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a reciprocating knife slide, a reciprocating heel slide, a depressible member adapted to engage the heel slide and lock it in position adjacent to the knife, and a friction plunger on the knife slide arranged to depress the depressible member and lock the slide during a substantial portion of the operating stroke of the knife and to release the depressible member early in its return stroke.

20. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a reciprocating knife slide, a reciprocating heel slide, locking means for the heel slide, and frictional means on the knife slide for operating the locking means.

21. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a reciprocating knife slide, a reciprocating heel slide, locking means for the heel slide, and friction means on the knife slide operating to hold the locking means in engagement with the slide during operation of the knife and to release the locking means as soon as the knife begins its return stroke.

22. In a machine of the class described, the combination of heel breasting means, a slide movable toward and from the breasting means on which slide a heel is placed to be fed, a pair of jaws on the slide arranged to engage opposite sides of a heel, and a single means acting first to close the jaws upon the heel and then acting to move the slide to carry the heel into breasting position.

23. In a machine of the class described, the combination of heel breasting means, a slide movable toward and from the breasting means on which a heel is placed while the slide is remote from the breasting means, a pair of jaws on the slide arranged to engage opposite sides of a heel, and power means acting upon the jaws first to close the jaws upon the heel and then acting to move the slide to carry the heel into operative relation to the breasting means.

24. In a machine for breasting heels, .the combination of a reciprocating breasting knife, a stationary cutting block to support a heel for the action of the knife, a carrier movable to present the heel with its breast end rest-ing on the block in position to be breasted, jaws on the carrier, and operating means acting first to close the jaws upon the heel and then to move the heel to present the heel in breasting position.

25. In a machine for breasting heels, the

ycombination of a reciprocating breasting knife, a stationary cutting block to support the heel for the action of the knife, a carrier movable toward and from the block arranged to receive a heel when in a position away from the block and when in another position to present the heel with its breast end resting on the block in position to be breasted, jaws on the carrier acting on the side of the heel adjacent to its breast end, and operatingV means acting first to close the jaws upon the'heel and then acting to move the heel to present the heel in breasting position.

26. In a machine of the class described, the combination of heel breasting means, a slide to which the heel is fed toplift down, means for locating the heel longitudinally and laterally on the slide, a pair of jaws arranged to engage the toplift on opposite sides adjacent to itsbreast, and means for reciprooating'the slide, said means acting first to close the jaws and then to move the slide to carry the heel to breasting position.

27. In a machine of the class described, the combination of heel breasting means, a slide on which the heel is placed, while the slide is remote from the breasting means, means for locating the heel longitudinally and Vlaterally on the slide by engagement with the toplift only, a pair of jaws arranged to engage the toplift only on opprosite sides adjacent to its breast, and means for reciprocating the slide, said means acting first to close the kjaws and then to move the slide to carry the heel to breasting position.

28. In a machine of the class described, the combination of heel breasting means, a slide movable toward and from the breasting means, a pair of jaws on the slide having a normally open position to receive the heel between them, means `,acting first toclose the jaws upon the heel and then acting t-o move the slide to carry the heel to breasting position, and means for simultaneously varying the normal position of the jaws to receive wide and narrow heels without disturb-ing the means for moving the slide toward the breasting means.

29. In a machine of the class described, the combination of heel breasting` means, a. slide movable toward and from the'breasting means, a pair of levers on the slide, a jaw on each of the levers, said jaws having ,-a normally open position to receive the heel between them, means acting first to Vclose the jaws upon vthe heel and then acting to move the slide to carry the heel to breasting position, and means for moving the aws equally` and oppositeiy to enable the jaws to receive wide and narrow heels without disturbing the means for moving the slide toward the breasting means.

30. In a machine of the class described,

the combination of a breasting knife, a. cut- Y ting block, means for presenting a heel to the block, and means for relatively operating the knife and block to breast the heel, the cutting block being in the shape of an voctagonal prism mounted for rotation to enable any rectangular face of the block to be presented for the action of the knife.

3l. In a machine of the class described, the Vcombination of a breasting knife, a cutting block with which the knife co-operates to breast a heel, and means for relatively operating the knife and block to breast the heel, the cutting block Vbeing polygonal in shape and 4mounted for rotation to enable the various sides of the block vto be presented for the action of the knife.

|32. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a reciprocating knife, a cuttingl block coeXtensive with the knife edge and of small extent perpendicularly to the plane of the knife, and means for presenting and holding a heel with its breast end on the cutting block for the operation of the knife, said means releasing the heel after the operation of the knife to allow the heel to fall on one side of the block and the chip to fall on the other sidefof the block.

33. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a reciprocating knife, a cutting block, and means for presenting and holding a heel with its breast end on the cutting block for the operation of the knife, said means releasing the heel after the operation of the knife to allow the heel to fall.

34. In a machine of theclass described,

carrying slide movable toward and from the breasting means, power means for operating the slide, and releasable connections beween the slide and the power means to permit power movementof the operating means in case movement of the slide is prevented. 35. In a machine of the class described, the combination of breasting means, a hee-l carrying slide movable toward and from the breasting means constructed and arranged when in one position to rece-ive the heel and when in another position to present the heel for the operationY of the breasting means,

power means for operating the slide, and releasalole connections between the slide and the power means-to permit power movement of the operating means yin case movement of the slide is accidentally obstructed.

36. In a machine for breasting heels, the

combination of a breasting knife, a carrier forpresenting the heel to the knife, means i arranged to gia-gethe `position of the heel breast relatively to the carrier, and means for moving the gaging means heightwise of the heel out of operative position during movement 'of thecarrier toward the knife.

37'. In a machine for breasting heels, a breasting knife and a heel support relatively operated to breast a heel, heel transferring` means for presenting a heel breast-forward in breasting position on the support, and means engaging the heelbreast during transfer of the heel at two points only adjacen to the ends of the breast face for alining the heel breast With the breasting knife prior to the relative operation of the knife and support to breast the heel.

88. In a machine. for breasting unattached heels, the combination of breasting means, power means for transferring a heel breastforward from feeding position to breasting position, means for locating the heel breast relatively to the breasting means, and means for removing the locating means from operative position by movement rearwardly of the heel prior to operation of the breasting means.

In a machine of the class described, a reciprocating breasting knife, a stationary cutting block onk which the heel is presented for the action of the knife, heel presenting means, and heel breast locating` means arranged on the same side of the plane of action of the knife as the presenting means.

k40. In a machine of the class described, a reciprocating breasting knife, a stationary cutting block on Which the heel is presented for the action of the knife, heel presenting means. and heel breast locating means arranged on the same side of the plane of action of the knife as the presenting means and acting prior to the arrival of the heel in breasting position. to locate the heel.

4l. In a Amachine of the class described,

a reciprocating breasting knife, a stationary cutting block on which theheel is presented for the action of the knife, heel presenting means, and heel breast locating means, said locating means being arranged to locate the heel breast in proper alinement With the knife and to be Withdrawn from locating position on the side of the knife Where the heel is located.

42. In a machine of the class described, a reciprocating breasting knife, a stationary cutting block on Which the heel is presented for the action of the knife, heel presenting means, and heel breast locating means arranged to position the breast in alinement With the knife on the same side of the plane of action of the knife as the presenting means and to be Withdrawn from operative position.

43. In a machine of the'class described, a reciprocating breasting knife, a cutting block on which the heel is presentedfor the action of the knife, means for presenting the heel breast-foremost on the block, and heel breast locating means, said locating means being arranged to locate the heel breastl in parallelism with the knife and to be Withdrawn from position by movement including relative movement between the presenting means and the locating means rearwardly of the heel.

44. In a machine of the class described, reciprocating breasting means, a heel clamp arranged tc be carried toward the heel by the breasting means and to slide relatively thereto, a pivoted member inclined to the direction of movement of the clamp and arranged to bear at its free end against the sliding clamp, and a spring to hold the member frictionally against the sliding clamp, the frictional resistance to relative movement between the clamp and member being greater in one direction than the other.

45. In a machine of the class described, reciprocating breasting means, a heel clamp arranged to be carried toward the heel by the breasting means and to slide relative-ly thereto, a pivoted member arranged at an oblique angle to the direction of movement of the sliding clamp and having its end beveled to bear against the sliding clamp, and 'resilient means to hold the member frictionally against the sliding clamp.

46. In a machine of the class described, the combination of heel breasting means, a heel carrierv movable toward the breasting means, a pair of jaws arranged for equal and opposite movement to engage the sides of the heel to center it With respect to the breasting means, and means common to the jaws and the carrier for actuating them.

47. In a heel breasting machine, heel breasting' means, and heel transferring and positioning means movable With the heel including means engaging the sides of the heel adjacent to the breast and engaging the opposite ends of the heel to locate the heel longitudinally and transversely With respect to the breasting means.

48. In a machine for breasting unattached heels, the combinaticn of breasting means, power operated heel transferring means acting to receive a heel in a position remote from the breasting means and to transfer the heel into operative relation to the breasting means, heel locating means acting by equal and opposite movement on the sides of the front portion of the heel to locate the heel laterally, and means movable With the transferring means for engaging the heel breast to locate the heel longitudinally.

49. In a machine of the class described, the combination of breasting means, a stationary support to sustain the heel for the operation of the breasting means, heel t'rans ferring means acting to move the heel from a position remote from the breasting means into position on the support in operative relation to the breasting means, and heel locating means acting by equal and opposite movement against the'sides of the front portion of the heel to locate the heel laterally, and means movable with the heel and engaging the ends only of the heel breast to locate the heel longitudinally.

50. In a machine for breasting unattached heels, the combination of breasting means, l'

power operated heel transferring means actlng to receive a heel 1n a position remote from the breasting means and to transfer means for moving said breast engaging v the heel into operative relation to the breastmeans out of gaging position by a moveing means, and heel locating means acting ment substantially parallel to the heel 10 v by equal and opposite movement on the sides breast.

5 of the front portion of the heel to locate In testimony whereof I have signed my the heel laterally, means engaging the heel name to this specification. breast to locate the heel longitudinally, and ISAAC ROSS. 

